Paraguayan Petigrain
Note Profile
About
Paraguayan Petitgrain is the steam-distilled leaf and twig oil of the bitter orange tree grown in Paraguay. Paraguay supplies about 70 to 80 per cent of the world's petitgrain. It is fresher and more fleeting than petitgrain bigarade, and greener and sharper than neroli. Its bitterness is the working part of it, and perfumers use it on purpose.
Scent Profile
A sharp, bitter-green burst of crushed orange leaf and twig over a fresh citrus lift. The heart is floral and reads as orange blossom, drier and more linear than the flower itself. Underneath it is woody and herbaceous, with a soft, sweet, clean and dry finish.
ScentWheel
Read off the wheel, not a label applied to the note.
ScentArt
Materials That Can Make This Note
Perfumers can make Paraguayan Petigrain from this natural extract.
-
Natural extract Petitgrain oil, Paraguay floral
Smell words come from published sources.
A given perfume with this note may use this material, or something else.
Origin
Citrus aurantium var. amara, leaves and twigs, steam distilled at source in Paraguay. Distillation there dates to 1876. It is still largely artisanal, run through micro-distilleries and rented stills. The oil is pale yellow, and some lots run to amber.
Usage in Perfumery
A cologne staple and the classic bridge between a citrus top and a woody base. Perfumers use it to add dryness to white florals and to stop a sweet accord going cloying. In colognes it often sits beside neroli or orange blossom absolute. It is also used in soaps and other functional perfumery for its diffusion.
Similar Notes
Perfumes featuring Paraguayan Petigrain
A selection of reviewed perfumes where Paraguayan Petigrain appears prominently.
No perfumes featuring this note have been reviewed yet. Check back soon.